CONSERVATION MEASURE 10-05 (2012)

Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp.

Species toothfish

Area all

Season all

Gear all

The Commission,

Concerned that illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for Dissostichus spp. in

the Convention Area threatens serious depletion of populations of Dissostichus spp.,

Aware that IUU fishing involves significant by-catch of some Antarctic species, including

endangered albatross,

Noting that IUU fishing is inconsistent with the objective of the Convention and

undermines the effectiveness of CCAMLR conservation measures,

Underlining the responsibilities of Flag States to ensure that their vessels conduct their

fishing activities in a responsible manner,

Mindful of the rights and obligations of Port States to promote the effectiveness of regional

fishery conservation measures,

Aware that IUU fishing reflects the high value of, and resulting expansion in markets for

and international trade in, Dissostichus spp.,

Recalling that Contracting Parties have agreed to introduce classification codes for

Dissostichus spp. at a national level,

Recognising that the implementation of a Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus

spp. (CDS) will provide the Commission with essential information necessary to

provide the precautionary management objectives of the Convention,

Committed to take steps, consistent with international law, to identify the origins of

Dissostichus spp. entering the markets of Contracting Parties and to determine whether

Dissostichus spp. harvested in the Convention Area that is imported into their territories

was caught in a manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation measures,

Wishing to reinforce the conservation measures already adopted by the Commission with

respect to Dissostichus spp.,

Further recognising the importance of enhancing cooperation with non-Contracting Parties

to help prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing in the Convention Area,

Acknowledging that the Commission has adopted a policy to enhance cooperation between

CCAMLR and non-Contracting Parties,

Inviting non-Contracting Parties whose vessels fish for Dissostichus spp. to participate in

the CDS,

Acknowledging that all Contracting Parties have ceased using paper-format documentation

and already issue and authorise all documents via the electronic system which has been

trialled pursuant to Resolution 21/XXIII,

hereby adopts the following conservation measure in accordance with Article IX of the

Convention:

1. The following definitions are intended only for the purposes of the completion of CDS

documents and shall be applied as stated regardless of whether such actions as landings,

transhipments, imports, exports or re-exports constitute the same under any CDS

participant’s relevant domestic law:

(i) Dissostichus catch document (DCD): A DCD is an electronic document,

generated through CCAMLR’s catch documentation scheme (CDS), documenting

the harvest, landing, transhipment, export and re-export of Dissostichus spp.

(ii) Port State: The State that has control over a particular port area or free trade zone

for the purposes of landing, transhipment, importing, exporting and re-exporting

and whose authority serves as the authority for landing or transhipment

certification.

(iii) Landing: The initial transfer of catch in its harvested or processed form from a

vessel to dockside or to another vessel in a port or free trade zone where the catch

is certified by an authority of the Port State as landed.

(iv) Export: Any movement of a catch in its harvested or processed form from territory

under the control of the State or free trade zone of landing, or, where that State or

free trade zone forms part of a customs union, any other member State of that

customs union.

(v) Import: The physical entering or bringing of a catch into any part of the

geographical territory under the control of a State, except where the catch is

landed or transhipped within the definitions of ‘landing’ or ‘transhipment’ in this

conservation measure.

(vi) Re-export: Any movement of a catch in its harvested or processed form from

territory under the control of a State, free trade zone, or member State of a

customs union of import unless that State, free trade zone, or any member State of

that customs union of import is the first place of import, in which case the

movement is an export within the definition of ‘export’ in this conservation

measure.

(vii) Transhipment: The transfer of a catch in its harvested or processed form from a

vessel to another vessel or means of transport, and, where such transfer takes place

within the territory under the control of a Port State, for the purpose of effecting

its removal from that State. For the avoidance of doubt, temporarily placing a

catch on land or an artificial structure to facilitate such transfer shall not prevent

the transfer from being a transhipment where the catch is not ‘landed’ within the

definition of ‘landing’ in this conservation measure.

2. Each Contracting Party shall take steps to identify the origin of Dissostichus spp.

imported into or exported from its territories and to determine whether Dissostichus spp.

harvested in the Convention Area that is imported into, or exported from, its territories

was caught in a manner consistent with CCAMLR conservation measures.

3. On the DCD form, created by the relevant Flag State using the CDS, each Contracting

Party shall require that each master or authorised representative of its flag vessels

authorised to engage in harvesting of Dissostichus eleginoides and/or Dissostichus

mawsoni complete the required information for the DCD as indicated in Annex A for

the catch landed or transhipped on each occasion that it lands or tranships Dissostichus

spp.

4. Each Contracting Party shall require that each landing of Dissostichus spp. at its ports

and each transhipment of Dissostichus spp. to its vessels be accompanied by a

completed valid DCD. The landing of Dissostichus spp. without a catch document is

prohibited.

5. Each Contracting Party shall, in accordance with their laws and regulations, require that

their flag vessels which intend to harvest Dissostichus spp., including on the high seas

outside the Convention Area, are provided with specific authorisation to do so. Each

Contracting Party shall provide DCD forms by the most rapid electronic means to each

of its flag vessels authorised to harvest Dissostichus spp. and only to those vessels.

6. A non-Contracting Party seeking to cooperate with CCAMLR by participating in this

scheme shall issue DCD forms, in accordance with the procedures specified in

paragraphs 8 and 9, to any of its flag vessels that intend to harvest Dissostichus spp.

7. Non-Contracting Parties which are involved in the trade of Dissostichus spp. are

encouraged to approach the CCAMLR Secretariat with requests for assistance.

Proposals must demonstrate how any specific assistance requested will help to combat

IUU fishing in the Convention Area. Such requests will be considered by the

Commission at its annual meeting. The procedure regarding cooperation with

CCAMLR in the implementation of the CDS by non-Contracting Parties involved in the

trade of Dissostichus spp. is set out in Annex 10-05/C.

8. The DCD shall include the following information:

(i) the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the issuing authority;

(ii) the name, home port, national registry number and call sign of the vessel and, if

issued, its IMO/Lloyd’s registration number;

(iii) the reference number of the licence or permit, whichever is applicable, that is

issued to the vessel;

(iv) the weight of each Dissostichus species landed or transhipped by product type,

and

(a) by CCAMLR statistical subarea or division if caught in the Convention

Area; and/or

(b) by FAO statistical area, subarea or division if caught outside the Convention

Area;

(v) the dates within which the catch was taken;

(vi) the date and the port at which the catch was landed or the date and the vessel, its

flag and national registry number, to which the catch was transhipped;

(vii) the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the recipient(s) of the catch and

the amount of each species and product type received.

9. Procedures for completing DCDs in respect of vessels are set forth in paragraphs A1 to

A10 of Annex 10-05/A to this measure.

10. Each Contracting Party shall require that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported

into, or exported or re-exported from, its territory be accompanied by the export/re-

export document. The import, export or re-export of Dissostichus spp. without an

export/re-export document is prohibited. When DCDs need to be provided, a printout

of the electronic document shall be accepted.

11. An export/re-export document issued in respect of a vessel is one that:

(i) includes all relevant information and validation of signatures provided in

accordance with paragraphs A1 to A11 of Annex 10-05/A to this measure;

(ii) indicates the responsible official (CDS Officer) of the exporting State who is

issuing the document and validating the accuracy of the export and/or re-export

information contained in the document.

12. The standard documents for catch, export and re-export documents are attached to

Annex 10-05/A.

13. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its customs government authorities or other

appropriate government officials request and examine the documentation of each

shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into, or exported from, its territory to verify that

it includes the export document and, where appropriate, validated re-export document(s)

that account for all the Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment and verify the

validity of the DCDs in the CDS system online. These officials may also examine the

content of any shipment to verify the information contained in the catch document or

documents.

14. If, as a result of an examination referred to in paragraph 13 above or any other

inspection conducted in accordance with the relevant domestic law, a question arises

regarding the information contained in a DCD, export or re-export document, the

exporting State whose government authority validated the document(s) and, as

appropriate, the Flag State whose vessel completed the document are called on to

cooperate with the importing State with a view to resolving such question.

15. Once created using the CDS, all catch, export and re-export documents indicated in

Annex 10-05/A, will be available to the CCAMLR Secretariat as well as any Member

who has had a role in the completion of such documents, including the importing State.

16. Each Contracting Party, and any non-Contracting Party that issues DCDs in respect of

its flag vessels in accordance with paragraph 6, shall inform the CCAMLR Secretariat

of the government authority or authorities (including names, addresses, phone and fax

numbers and email addresses) responsible for issuing and validating DCDs.

17. Notwithstanding the above, any Contracting Party, or any non-Contracting Party

cooperating with CCAMLR by participating in the CDS, may require additional

verification of information contained in DCDs by using, inter alia, VMS, in respect of

catches1 taken outside the Convention Area, when landed at, imported into or exported

from its territory.

18. If, following an examination under paragraph 13 or any other inspection conducted in

accordance with the relevant domestic law, questions under paragraph 14 or requests for

additional verification of documents under paragraph 17, it is determined, after

consultation with the States concerned, that any information contained within a DCD is

invalid, the import, export or re-export of Dissostichus spp. being the subject of the

document is prohibited.

19. If a Contracting Party participating in the CDS has cause to sell or dispose of seized or

confiscated Dissostichus spp., it may issue a Specially Validated Dissostichus Catch

Document (SVDCD) specifying the reasons for that validation. The SVDCD shall

include a statement describing the circumstances under which confiscated fish are

moving in trade. To the extent practicable, Parties shall ensure that no financial benefit

arising from the sale of seized or confiscated catch accrue to the perpetrators of IUU

fishing. If a Contracting Party issues a SVDCD, it shall immediately report all such

validations to the Secretariat for conveying to all Parties and, as appropriate, recording

in trade statistics.

20. A Contracting Party may transfer all or part of the proceeds from the sale of seized or

confiscated Dissostichus spp. into the CDS Fund created by the Commission or into a

national fund which promotes achievement of the objectives of the Convention. In

addition, Contracting Parties may offer voluntary contributions to support the CDS

Fund and its related activities. A Contracting Party may, consistent with its domestic

law, decline to provide a market for toothfish offered for sale with a SVDCD by another

State. Provisions concerning the uses of the CDS Fund are found in Annex 10-05/B.

1 Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. by trawlers fishing on the high seas outside the Convention

Area. A by-catch shall be defined as no more than 5% of total catch of all species and no more than

50 tonnes for an entire fishing trip by a vessel.

ANNEX 10-05/A

A1. Each DCD, created by the relevant Flag State using the CDS shall include a specific

identification number consisting of:

(i) a four-digit number, consisting of the two-digit International Standards

Organization (ISO) country code plus the last two digits of the year for which the

form is issued;

(ii) a four-digit sequence number (beginning with 0001) to denote the order in which

catch forms are issued.

A2. The DCD shall be sent from the Flag State authority to the master of the fishing vessel

by the most rapid electronic means available.

A3. The master or authorised representative of the vessel shall ensure that the required

information for the catch section of the DCD is completed and that the Flag State is

notified.

A4. The master or authorised representative of a vessel who has been issued a DCD shall

adhere to the following procedures prior to each landing or transhipment of

Dissostichus spp.:

(i) ensure that the information specified in paragraph 8 of this conservation measure

is accurately recorded on the DCD;

(ii) record on the DCD the total amount of the catch landed or transhipped by weight

of each species if a landing or transhipment includes catch of both Dissostichus

spp.;

(iii) record on the DCD the amount of the catch by weight of each species taken from

each statistical subarea and/or division and indicating whether the catch was

caught in an EEZ or on the high seas, as appropriate, if a landing or transhipment

includes catch of Dissostichus spp. taken from different statistical subareas and/or

divisions;

(iv) report to the Flag State of the vessel by the most rapid electronic means available,

the DCD number, the dates within which the catch was taken, the species,

processing type or types, the estimated weight to be landed and the area or areas

of the catch, the date of landing or transhipment and the port and country of

landing or vessel of transhipment.

A5. If, for catches1 taken in the Convention Area or outside the Convention Area, the Flag

State verifies, by the use of a VMS (as described in paragraph 1 of Conservation

Measure 10-04), the area fished and that the catch to be landed or transhipped was

accurately reported by its vessel and that the catch was taken in a manner consistent

with its authorisation to fish, the Flag State shall convey a unique Flag State

confirmation number to the vessel’s master by the most rapid electronic means

available. The Flag State’s CDS Officer shall issue a DCD number only when it is

convinced that the information submitted by the vessel is accurate and fully satisfies the

provisions of this conservation measure.

A6. The Flag State confirmation number shall be automatically included on the DCD when

the information specified in paragraph A4(iv) is validated by the Flag State’s CDS

Officer.

A7. The master of a vessel that has been issued a DCD shall adhere to the following

procedures immediately after each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:

(i) in the case of a transhipment, the master shall confirm the transhipment by

obtaining the signature on the DCD of the master of the vessel to which the catch

is being transferred;

(ii) in the case of a landing, the master or authorised representative shall confirm the

landing by obtaining a printed copy of the validated electronically generated

DCD, signed and stamped by a responsible official of the Port State who is acting

under the direction of either the customs or fisheries authority of the Port State

and is competent with regard to the validation of DCDs;

(iii) in the case of a landing, the master or authorised representative shall also obtain

the signature on the DCD of the individual that receives the catch at the port;

(iv) in the event that the catch is divided upon landing, the master or authorised

representative shall obtain from the Flag State and present to each individual that

receives a part of the catch a copy of the DCD. The amount and origin of the

catch received by each individual shall be conveyed to the Flag State along with

the signature of that individual.

A8. In respect of each landing or transhipment, the master or authorised representative shall

immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy, or, if

the catch landed was divided, copies, of the signed DCD to the Flag State of the vessel

and shall provide a copy of the relevant document to each recipient of the catch.

A9. The Flag State of the vessel shall immediately complete the section of the DCD

providing a description of the fish sold. Once created in the CDS, all DCDs following

the form in Annex 10-05/A, regardless of their stage of completion, will be available to

the CCAMLR Secretariat as well as any Member who has had a role in the completion

of such documents, including the importing State.

A10. The master of a vessel to which catch has been transhipped (receiving vessel) shall

adhere to the following procedures immediately after each landing of such catch in

order to complete each DCD received from a transhipping vessel:

(i) the master of the receiving vessel shall confirm the landing by obtaining a printed

copy of the validated electronically generated DCD, signed and stamped by a

responsible official of the Port State who is acting under the direction of either the

customs or fisheries authority of the Port State and is competent with regard to the

validation of DCDs;

(ii) the master of the receiving vessel shall also obtain the signature on the DCD of

the individual that receives the catch at the port;

(iii) in the event that the catch is divided upon landing, the master of the receiving

vessel shall present a copy of the DCD to each individual that receives a part of

the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone, record on that copy of the catch

document the amount and origin of the catch received by that individual and

obtain the signature of that individual. The Port State CDS Officer shall complete

the DCD online with the information provided.

A11. In respect of each landing of transhipped catch, the master or authorised representative

of the receiving vessel shall immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic

means available a copy of all the DCDs, or if the catch was divided, copies, of all the

DCDs, to the Flag State(s) that issued the DCD, and shall provide a copy of the relevant

document to each recipient of the catch.

A12. For each shipment of Dissostichus spp. to be exported or re-exported from the country

of landing or import:

(i) the Designated CDS Officer of the exporting/re-exporting State shall create the

export/re-export document by using the document number that is referenced on

the corresponding DCD and indicate on the export/re-export document the amount

of each Dissostichus spp. reported on the document that is contained in the

shipment;

(ii) the exporter/re-exporter shall supply the name and address of the importer of the

shipment and the point of import to the CDS officer of the exporting/re-export

State;

(iii) the exporter/re-exporter shall enter on each export/re-export document the

exporter/re-exporter’s name and address, and shall sign the document;

(iv) the exporter/re-exporter shall obtain a signed and stamped validation of the

electronically generated export/re-export document (including the attachments if

provided) by a responsible official of the exporting/re-exporting State;

(v) the exporter/re-exporter shall indicate the transport details by choosing one of

three choices of transportation as appropriate:

(1) if by sea

(a) container number, AND

(b) vessel name, AND

(c) bill of lading number, if available2

AND

(d) date and place of issue

(2) if by air

(a) flight number, and airway bill number, and

(b) place and date of departure;

(3) if by other means (ground transportation)

(a) truck registration number and nationality of trucking company, OR

railway transport number,

AND

(b) date and place of departure,

AND

(c) bill of lading number or other shipment document to identify shipment.

1 Excluding by-catches of Dissostichus spp. by trawlers fishing on the high seas outside the Convention

Area. A by-catch shall be defined as no more than 5% of total catch of all species and no more than

50 tonnes for an entire fishing trip by a vessel. 2 If the bill of lading number is not indicated on the export/re-export document at the time of issuance, it

shall be provided to the Secretariat, within five working days of receipt by the exporting/re-exporting

State.

ANNEX 10-05/A, ATTACHMENT 1

STANDARD CATCH AND EXPORT/RE-EXPORT DOCUMENTS

TO BE USED FROM 1 JANUARY 2013

DISSOSTICHUS CATCH DOCUMENT V 1.6

Document Number: Flag State Confirmation Number:

1. Issuing Authority of Document

Address: Telephone: Fax:

2. Fishing Vessel

Name:

Home Port:

Registration

Number:

Call Sign:

IMO/Lloyd’s Number

(if issued):

3. Licence Number (if issued) Fishing dates for catch under this document

4. From: 5. To:

6. Description of fish (Landed/Transhipped) 7. Description of Fish

Sold

Species Type E

E

Z

AreaCaught * Estimated

Weight to be

Landed (Kg)

Verified Weight

Landed (Kg)

Net Weight Sold (Kg)

Species: TOP (Dissostichus eleginoides), TOA (Dissostichus mawsoni)

Type: WHO Whole, HAG Headed and gutted, HAT Headed and tailed, FLT Fillet, HGT Headed, gutted, tailed, OTH Other (Specify)

7. Description of fish sold

Name of Recipient: Signature:

Address: Telephone: Fax:

8. Landing/Transhipment information: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct, and that any Dissostichus spp. was taken in the Convention

Area, I certify that it was taken in a manner which is consistent with CCAMLR conservation measures.

Master of Fishing Vessel or Authorised

Representative: (print in block letters)

Date: Signature: Landing/Transhipment Port and

Country /Area:

Landing/Transhipment

Date:

9A1. Certificate of Transhipment: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Master of Receiving Vessel: Signature: Vessel Name: Call Sign: IMO/Lloyd’s Number:

9B1. Transhipment within a Port Area (countersignature by port authority if appropriate)

Name: Authority: Signature: Seal (stamp):

9A2. Certificate of Transhipment: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Master of Receiving Vessel: Signature: Vessel Name: Call Sign: IMO/Lloyd’s Number:

9B2. Transhipment within a Port Area (countersignature by port authority if appropriate)

Name: Authority: Signature: Seal (stamp):

10. Certificate of Landing: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name: Signature: Authority:

* Report FAO Statistical Area/Subarea/Division where catch was taken and indicate the catch was taken on the high seas or within an EEZ.

DISSOSTICHUS EXPORT DOCUMENT V1.5 Catch Document Number: Export code: From: To: Fishing Vessel Name:

11. Description of Fish Exported Species Type Net Weight Exported (kg) Species: TOP (Dissostichus eleginoides), TOA (Dissostichus mawsoni)Type: WHO Whole; HAG Headed and gutted; HAT Headed and tailed; FLT Fillet; HGT Headed, gutted, tailed; OTH Other (specify)

11a. Transport Details – complete one of the four sections belowComplete this section if transport method is by SEA: Complete this section if transport method is by ROAD:

Container number: Truck registration number:

Vessel name: Nationality of truck:

Bill of lading number:

Complete this section if transport method is by AIR: Complete this section if transport method is by RAIL:

Flight number: Railway transport number:

Airway bill number: Bill of lading number: (or other shipment document number to identify shipment)

Complete the following section regardless of the transport methodDate of Issue: Place of Issue:

12. Exporter Certification: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name: Address:

Signature: Date: Export Licence:

13. Export Government Authority Validation: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name / title: Signature: Date: Seal (Stamp):

14. Import Section Name of importer: Importer address:

Intended points of transit, where available: Point of Unlading, City: Point of Unlading, State/Province: Point of Unlading, Country:

DISSOSTICHUS RE-EXPORT DOCUMENT V1.5 Catch Document Number: Export code: From: To: Original Export ID:

11. Description of Fish Exported Species Type Net Weight Exported (kg) Species: TOP (Dissostichus eleginoides), TOA (Dissostichus mawsoni)Type: WHO Whole; HAG Headed and gutted; HAT Headed and tailed; FLT Fillet; HGT Headed, gutted, tailed; OTH Other (specify)

11a. Transport Details – complete one of the four sections belowComplete this section if transport method is by SEA: Complete this section if transport method is by ROAD:

Container number: Truck registration number:

Vessel name: Nationality of truck:

Bill of lading number:

Complete this section if transport method is by AIR: Complete this section if transport method is by RAIL:

Flight number: Railway transport number:

Airway bill number: Bill of lading number: (or other shipment document number to identify shipment)

Complete the following section regardless of the transport methodDate of Issue: Place of Issue:

12. Exporter Certification: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name: Address:

Signature: Date: Export Licence:

13. Export Government Authority Validation: I certify that the above information is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name / title: Signature: Date: Seal (Stamp):

14. Import Section Name of importer: Importer address:

Intended points of transit, where available: Point of Unlading, City: Point of Unlading, State/Province: Point of Unlading, Country:

ANNEX 10-05/B

THE USE OF THE CDS FUND

B1. The overall objective of the CDS Fund (‘the Fund’) is to provide a mechanism which

enables the Commission to enhance its capacity to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU

fishing in the Convention Area, by inter alia, improving the effectiveness of the CDS.

B2. The Fund will be operated according to the following provisions:

(i) The Fund shall be used for special projects, or special needs of the Secretariat if

the Commission so decides, aimed at enhancing the Commission’s capacity to

contribute to the prevention, deterrence and elimination of IUU fishing in the

Convention Area. The Fund may also be used for assisting the development and

improving the effectiveness of the CDS and for other such purposes as the

Commission may decide.

(ii) The Fund shall be used primarily for projects conducted by the Secretariat,

although the participation of Members in these projects is not precluded. While

individual Member projects shall be considered, this shall not replace the normal

responsibilities of Members of the Commission. The Fund shall not be used for

routine Secretariat activities.

(iii) Proposals for special projects may be made by Members, by the Commission or

the Scientific Committee and their subsidiary bodies, or by the Secretariat.

Proposals shall be submitted to the annual meeting of the Commission as working

papers and be accompanied by an explanation of the proposal and an itemised

statement of estimated expenditure.

(iv) The Commission will, at each annual meeting, designate six Members to serve on

a Review Panel to review proposals and to make recommendations to the

Commission on whether to fund special projects or special needs. The Review

Panel will meet during the first week of the Commission’s annual meeting.

(v) The Commission shall review all proposals and decide on appropriate projects and

funding as a standing agenda item at its annual meeting.

(vi) The Fund may be used to assist Acceding States and non-Contracting Parties that

wish to cooperate with CCAMLR by contributing to the prevention, deterrence

and elimination of IUU fishing in the Convention Area, so long as this use is

consistent with provisions (i) and (ii) above. Such assistance shall be provided

within the scope of the CCAMLR Cooperation Enhancement Program contained

in the Policy to Enhance Cooperation between CCAMLR and non-Contracting

Parties. Acceding States and non-Contracting Parties may submit proposals for

consideration by the Commission at its annual meeting, if the proposals are

sponsored by, or in cooperation with, a Member or the Secretariat.

(vii) The Financial Regulations of the Commission shall apply to the Fund, except in

so far as these provisions provide or the Commission decides otherwise.

(viii) The Secretariat shall report to the annual meeting of the Commission on the

activities of the Fund, including its income and expenditure. Annexed to the

report shall be reports on the progress of each project being funded by the Fund,

including details of the expenditure on each project. The report will be circulated

to Members in advance of the annual meeting.

(ix) Where an individual Member project is being funded according to provision (ii),

that Member shall provide an annual report on the progress of the project,

including details of the expenditure on the project. The report shall be submitted

to the Secretariat as a working paper to be circulated to Members in advance of

the annual meeting. When the project is completed, that Member shall provide a

final statement of account certified by an auditor acceptable to the Commission.

(x) The Commission shall review all ongoing projects at its annual meeting as a

standing agenda item and reserves the right, after notice, to cancel a project at any

time should it decide that it is necessary. Such a decision shall be exceptional,

and shall take into account progress made to date and likely progress in the future,

and shall in any case be preceded by an invitation from the Commission to the

project coordinator to present a case for continuation of funding.

(xi) The Commission may modify these provisions at any time.

ANNEX 10-05/C

PROCEDURE REGARDING COOPERATION WITH CCAMLR IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CDS BY NON-CONTRACTING PARTIES

INVOLVED IN THE TRADE OF DISSOSTICHUS SPP.

C1. Prior to the annual meeting of the Commission, the Executive Secretary shall contact all

non-Contracting Parties which are known to be involved in the trade with Dissostichus

spp. to urge them to become a Contracting Party to CCAMLR or to attain the status of a

non-Contracting Party cooperating with CCAMLR by participating in the Catch

Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. (CDS) in accordance with the provisions

of Conservation Measure 10-05 and produce a summary paper for consideration by the

Commission. The Executive Secretary shall provide copies of this conservation

measure and any related resolutions adopted by the Commission.

C2. The Executive Secretary shall also establish contact with any non-Contracting Party

during the intersessional period, as soon as possible after it was known the non-

Contracting Party was engaged in the trade with Dissostichus spp. The Executive

Secretary shall immediately circulate any written responses to the Members of the

Commission.

C3. The Executive Secretary shall encourage non-Contracting Parties to approach the

CCAMLR Secretariat with requests for assistance. Proposals must demonstrate how

any specific assistance requested will help to combat IUU fishing in the Convention

Area. Such requests will be considered by the Commission at its annual meeting.

C4. Any non-Contracting Party that seeks to be accorded the status of non-Contracting Party

cooperating with CCAMLR by participating in the CDS shall apply to the Executive

Secretary requesting such status. Such requests must be received by the Executive

Secretary no later than ninety (90) days in advance of an annual meeting of the CAMLR

Commission in order to be considered at that meeting.

C5. Any non-Contracting Party requesting the status of a non-Contracting Party cooperating

with CCAMLR by participating in the CDS shall fulfil the following requirements in

order to have this status considered by the Commission:

(i) Information requirements:

(a) communicate the data required under the CDS.

(ii) Compliance requirements:

(a) implement all the provisions of Conservation Measure 10-05;

(b) inform CCAMLR of all the measures taken to ensure compliance by its

vessels used for the transhipments of Dissostichus spp. and its operators,

including inter alia, and as appropriate, inspection at sea and in port, CDS

implementation;

(c) respond to alleged violations of CCAMLR measures by its vessels

transhipping Dissostichus spp. and its operators, as determined by the

appropriate bodies, and communicate to CCAMLR the actions taken against

operators.

C6. An applicant for the status of a non-Contracting Party cooperating with CCAMLR by

participating in the CDS shall also:

(i) confirm its commitment to implement Conservation Measure 10-05; and

(ii) inform the Commission of the measures it takes to ensure compliance by its

operators with Conservation Measure 10-05.

C7. The Standing Committee for Implementation and Compliance (SCIC) shall be

responsible for reviewing requests for the status of non-Contracting Party cooperating

with CCAMLR by participating in the CDS and for recommending to the Commission

whether the applicants should be granted such status.

C8. Annually the Commission shall review the status granted to each non-Contracting Party

and may revoke this status if the non-Contracting Party concerned has not complied

with the criteria for attaining such status established by this measure.